Summary
Fantastic opportunity at a friendly community pharmacy to gain training and employment as a Level 2 Pharmacy Services Assistant. If you have a genuine interest in pharmacy and are looking for an entry route into this profession, then please apply!
Wage
£14,526.20 a year
Training course
Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
Hours
Pharmacy open hours are between 9am - 6.30pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 5.30pm Saturday. Shifts TBC, Including an allocated day for college training, as required.
37 hours a week
Possible start date
Saturday 3 May
Duration
1 year
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
The role will have various duties including, but not limited to:
* Servicing customers - selling over the counter medicines
* Taking and handing out prescriptions, dispensing prescriptions
* Promoting services
* Cash handling
* Ensuring tidiness of branch
* Using a dispensary computer system to generate stock orders and labels
* Receiving, loading, and unloading incoming goods from wholesalers, manufacturers and elsewhere
Where you’ll work
47 West Bromwich Street
Walsall
WS1 4BP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
WALSALL COLLEGE
Your training course
Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
* receive and log prescriptions
* assemble prescribed items, undertake an in-process accuracy check and issue prescribed items
* work according to legislative requirements, and organisational policies
* order, receive, maintain and issue pharmaceutical stock
* provide appropriate advice when authorised on supplied medicines and products, their storage and disposal
* work within the parameters of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the pharmacy
* act in accordance with systems and organisational governance
* recognise and act within the pharmacy regulatory, legal and ethical standards
* support the team in the development of others
* maintain and further develop your own skills and knowledge through development activities; maintain evidence of your personal development and actively prepare for and participate in appraisal
* communicate effectively with the public, carers and other health and social care professionals using a range of techniques to determine their needs, and keep information confidential
* handle information (record, report and store information) related to individuals and/or patients in line with local and national policies
* use pharmacy IT systems and other IT resources according to legislative requirements and organisational policies
* demonstrate person centred care and support within a pharmacy setting
* make pharmacy patients and patient safety your first concern
* use judgement and refer service user as appropriate to another member of the team, GP, healthcare worker, manufacturer etc
* maintain the interests of patients and the health of the public
* promote and advocate equality, diversity and inclusion
* promote healthy lifestyles to customers
* work safely within the parameters of your role using Standard Operating Procedures
* apply policies which relate to health and safety at work
* act appropriately in situations to prevent harm to yourself and others
Your training plan
* Level 2 Pharmacy Services Assistant Standard qualification:
* Weekly release at our Walsall Campus - 1 day per week (term time only
Full-time apprentices will typically spend 15 months on-programme (before the gateway) working towards the occupational standard, with off-the-job training
The purpose of the end point assessment (EPA) is to test whether an apprentice is fully capable of doing their job before they receive their apprenticeship certificate. It also helps to demonstrate that what an apprentice has learnt can be applied in the real world.
The focus is now on the outcome of an apprenticeship and apprentices have to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and behaviours that employers have identified they need.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 4)
* maths (grade 4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Customer care skills
* Administrative skills
* Team working
* Initiative
* Patience
Other requirements
This role will involve you standing for long periods of time and also having lots of customer interaction.